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Sarracenia minor
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S. minor forms a
well-developed hood over the pitcher opening. The inner surface of the
hood is heavily lined with deep-red venation, creating a bright red
illumination for the ceiling. The back of the upper area
of the pitcher has numerous patches of small windows totally void
of chlorophyll. These white areola, called fenestrations, are designed
to brighten the pitcher interior. These light windows also form
a deceptive exit for the potential prey, already inside the hooded
dome or resting at the rim of the pitcher opening.
If you were an unfortunate insect having found
yourself at the bottom of the hooded pitcher, this might be the last scene you
remember in this world, as you look up from the depth of the dark pitcher
bottom....
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